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▪ I. electrotype|ɪˈlɛktrəʊtaɪp|
[f. electro- + type.]
1. A model or copy of a thing formed by the deposition of copper on a mould by galvanic action: also attrib.
1840Athenæum 11 Apr., 324 We have received from Mr. Barclay what he calls an electrotype seal. 1857Whewell Hist. Induct. Sc. (ed. 3) III. 537 The Electrotype Process is now one of the great powers which manufacturing art employs. 1880Print. Trades Jrnl. xxx. 13 Stock of electrotype cuts.
2. The process of electrotyping.
1840Mech. Mag. 15 Aug. XXXIII. 224 (heading of paragraph) The Electrotype in America. 1842Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. II. 198 Treatise on the Electrotype. 1859Sir W. Harris Electr. 190 The useful arts..namely, electro⁓metallurgy, electrotype, etc.
▪ II. eˈlectrotype, v.
[f. prec. n.]
trans. To copy in electrotype. Also fig.
1847Lady G. C. Fullerton Grantley M. I. viii. 273 We are only electrotyped. 1858O. W. Holmes Aut. Breakf. T. xi. 105 Electrotyped..in the medallions that hang round the walls of your memory's chamber.
Hence eˈlectroˌtyper [see -er]. eˈlectroˌtypist [see -ist]. eˈlectroˌtyping vbl. n.
1870Pall Mall G. 2 Sept. 4 Engravers and electrotypers. 1884Ibid. 7 May 8/2 The firm are type-founders, stereotypers, and electrotypers. 1845H. Dirks in Athenæum 11 Jan. 42 Copying for the electrotypist. c1865in Circ. Sc. I. 234/1 Advantages of electrotyping over stereotyping. |